I just came back from Sheerness after having a short walk along the sea
wall. The sea is very rough and the wind is gusting to F7. It certainly
feels bitterly cold. Get out of the wind and it's quite pleasant though.

Shaun Pudwell,
2M ASL, Warden Bay, Isle-of-Sheppey, North Kent.


"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Graham P Davis wrote:
John Hall wrote:

In article ,
Graham P Davis writes:
Everton Fox this morning has said it's going to be "very cold",
"bitterly
cold", "raw", with temperatures of 5 degrees. That used to be the
normal
maximum for January when I was young, and it's still only a couple of
degrees below normal.
To be fair, when I went to get my morning paper at about 8am, though the
temperature was only around freezing there was a very strong NE wind,
and I felt _much_ colder than I did four or five days ago when we had
that sharp frost and it was around -4C.

It's a bit nippy in the breeze but "bitterly cold" means losing the
feeling
in hands and ears after a few minutes walk. No way is it that cold.

If you suffered with Raynaud's like me 'Bitterly Cold' could mean anything
under 18c :-)

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Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net